Artificial flower



(No Model.)

2"Sheet sSheet 1. W. EGGE'RT, Jr.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

Patented Jan. 11,1887.

N4 PETERS, PhuhrLilhographur, Wmhinglen. 0.6.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-:Sheet 2. W. ,EGGERT, Jr.

' ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

No. 355,982. Patented Jan. 11, 1887.

N. PETERS. Pholo-Lilhogmphnr, Washingiun, ac.

fjnrrnn STATES "Amm- Urrrcn.

WVILLIAM EGGEBT, JR.,OF OINOIFNATI, OHIO.

AR'l'iFlClAL FLOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,982, dated January11, 1887. I I

Application filed April 15, 1886.

Serial No. 198,973. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Eeenn'r, J12, of Cincinnati, Hamiltoncounty, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ArtificialFlowers, of which the following is a sel or vase, as shown in Fig. 1,but is preferaspecification.

Heretofore artificial flowers made in imita tion of odoriferous naturalflowerssuch as the rose,violet, &c.l1ave lacked the perfume which is oneof the most agreeable properties of'such flowers.

The object of my invention is to provide,

means whereby such artificial flowers may be supplied with perfume,either intermittently or continuously. For this purpose I provide anartificial flower with a hollow stem communicating at one end with theheart of the flower and at its other end with a reservoir of liquidperfume, and I providemeans for drawing or forcing the said liquidperfume through this tube to the flower.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a vasecontaining perfume and holding several of such hollow-stemmed flowers,ofwhich one is shown in section. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views respectivelyof a singleleaf fan and a folding fan with attached flowers providedwith different forms of my perfume-supplying device. Figs. 4 and 5 arevertical sections, taken edgewise, of a portion of a fan with anattached flower, showing different forms of my perfume'supplying device.

A represents the flower, whose rays or petals, together with any foliagewhich may be added, are preferably formed of wax, as usual.

The stem B of the flower is made of metal, rubber, or other suitablematerial, and is hollow, so as to form afduct-tube, which communicatesat its upper end with the center, heart, or disk at of the flower, andat its lower end dips into the liquid perfume c in a reservoir, 0. Theheart a of the flower is preferably made of some absorbent material,such as cloth or cotton.

In order to cause the liquid perfume c to pass through the duct-tube Bto the heart of the flower,there is preferably inclosed in saidduct-tube an absorbent wick, D, which may consist of a cotton thread orstring. The liquid perfume is drawn up this wick by capillary attractionand evaporatesfrom the heart of the flower. is drawn up from thereservoir 0 to take its place. a

The reservoir 0 may consist of an open vesbly closed,with the exceptionof the duct-tube orifice, as shown in Fig. 2, in which are shown severalgroups or bouquets of flowers attached to a single-leaf fan, E. Theflowers of each group may be different in kind from those of the others,the groups communicating. through separate duct-tubes with independentperfume-receptacles O in the handle 0 of the fan. The duct tube B may,when necessary, be branched, as at b, so as to lead to several flowers.I

The wick D may be dispensed with by using an india-rubber bulb, insteadof a rigid receptacle, for holding the perfume, and making aspray-nozzle, b, at the mouth of the duct-tube 'B, so that bycompressing the bulb the perfume may be sprayed over the flower. Suchcompressiblebulbs are shown in Fig. 3 as attached to and depending froma folding fan, F, and inclosed in protecting networks 0.

Both the rigid receptacles and the compressible bulbs havemouth-openings 0, through which they may be filled, and which are closedby caps or covers 0.

The flower may be made detachable from the fan by providing it with ashort hollow bent;

As fast as it evaporates more.

with artificial flowers on any article of furniture or wearing-apparelthat permits of such ornamentation.

The perfume in the reservoir 0 should resemble as much as possible thenatural perfume of the flower of which the artificial flower is animitation.

5 flowers must be made detachable, to enable closing of the fan.

I claim as new and of my invention-- 1. The combination of an artificialflower having a hollow-stem-shank, a duct-tube hav-' :0 ing a mouthadapted to receive said shank,

and a reservoir communicating with said ducttube, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. The combination of an artificial flower 15 having a hollow tube-stem,a reservoir for liquid perfume communicating with said tubestem, and anabsorbent wick inclosed in said tube-stem, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination of an artificial flower having an absorbent heart orcenter, a ducttnbe communicating with said heart or center, a reservoirof liquid perfume communicating with said duct-tube, and an absorbentwick inclosed in said duct-tube, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand,

WVILLIAM EGGERT, JR. Attest:

FRANo'Is M. BIDD'LE, A. P. KNIGHT.

